The Internet
Helpful Hints and Sample Format for Citing the Internet
Helpful Hints for Citing the Internet
All of the information may not be available for a site; the goal is to provide readers with enough information so they can locate the web site. So, if you cannot find some of the information, cite what is available (see first two examples – Basic Citation Information and Personal Site).
· Name of the person who hosts the site
· If the site is the same as the print version (book, magazine, newspaper, or reference book), give the complete publication information (see sample format for citing print sources above)
· The date on a web site is its copyright date or date posted or last time page was updated
· Underline the names of Personal Sites, Professional Sites, Scholarly Projects or Databases where the information was found
· The title of a web page that is part of a larger site is put in quotation marks
· The name of the institution or organization sponsoring the site
· The URL (location/address) is enclosed in greater and lesser than signs < >.
· Web sites do not have page numbers. The numbers that appear on a hard copy from a printer are the total number of pages printed. If paragraph numbers are used on a site, please cite them
Sample Format for Citing Internet Sources
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Basic Citation Example 1 |
Rainbows. 12 Mar. 2002 < http://rainbow.com>. Name of the Web Page. Date of access <URL>. |
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Basic Citation Example 2 |
“Hurricanes.” The Weather Channel. 15 Jan. 2003 “Title of the Page.” Name of the Site. Date of Access <URL>. |
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Personal Site |
Johnson, James. William Shakespeare 12. Sept. 2002 <http:// shakesworld.org>. Site creator’s last name, first name. (if given) Name of the Site. (if no title is given use Home Page) Date of access <URL>.
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Scholarly Project or Non-Subscription Database |
Frost, Robert. “Apple-Picking Time.” Project Guttenberg. Ed. Matthew Hill. 2002. Library U. of Penn. 19 May 2001 < http://www.project.upenn.edu>. Author’s last name, first name. (if given) “Title of the Work.” Name of the Site. (other information such as editor, if given) Date. Sponsoring Organization. Date of access <URL>. |
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Online Book Within a Scholarly Project |
Hawthorne, Nathaniel. Complete Works. 1885. Project Bartleby. Ed. Nathan Pullano. April 2002. History. 25 Apr. 2002 < http://www.complete.bartleby.org>. Author’s last name, first name. Name of the Book. Date. Name of the Project. Editor’s name. (if given) Date. Sponsoring Organization. Date of access <URL>. |
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Online Periodical
Scholarly Journal |
Robinson, Amy. “The Modern IMC.” English Journal 9.1 (1999): 25. 10 June 2002 < http://robinson.englishjournal.org>. Author’s last name, first name. “Title of the Article.” Name of Scholarly Journal Volume. Issue (Year): Pages. (if given) Date of access <URL>. |
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Online Magazine |
Shine, Ann. “Web Connections.” U.S. News Online 20 Oct. 2002. 10 Nov. 2002 < http://web.usnewsonline.com>. Author’s last name, first name. “Title of the Article.” Name of the Magazine Publication Date. Date of Access <URL>. |
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Online Newspaper |
Gorski, Bob. “The Kennedy Assassination.” The New York Times Online 22 Nov. 1963 12 Jan. 2001 Author’s last name, first name. “Title of the Article.” Name of the Newspaper or Newswire Date. Date of access <URL>. |
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Online Music
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Simon, Paul. “Spirit Voices.” The Rhythm of the Saints. MTV. 30 Sept. 2002. 2 Oct. 2002 < http://simon.mtv.com>. Composer or performer. “Title of the Song.” Name of the CD. (if given) Organization. Date. Date of access <URL>. |
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Schmo, Joseph. “School.” E-mail to Ann Schmo. 22 May 2002. Name of the writer. “Title of message from Subject Line.” (if given) E-mail name of recipient. Date of the message. |
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Online Posting
Listserv or Discussion Group |
Shirt, Candy. “Cybrarians.” Online Posting. 19 Mar. 2002. LM-NET. 22 Mar. 2002 < http:://cybrarians.lmnet.html>. Author’s last name, first name. “Title.” (from the subject line) The Description. Date of the posting. Name of the Listserve or Discussion Group. Date of access <URL> |